We were not here voting late, as I know we would be happy to do to advance the Farm Bill or the Defense Authorization act if absolutely necessary, or funding to keep the government open. But instead We were here to confirm partisan nominees to the judicial branch during a lame duck session of the Congress. And if you look at the details of some of these judges backgrounds, it's an embarrassment that they were ever able to receive a majority of votes in the United States Senate. (12:54–13:02)
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Asserts that the Senate focused on confirming judicial nominees during a lame duck session.
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